HANOI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Vietnam spent over 8.5 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals and more than 8.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products in the first 11 months of this year, up 25 percent and 15.6 percent year-on-year respectively.
Vietnam’s biggest suppliers of chemicals and chemical products included China, Japan and South Korea, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Tue